Health Care: From the Clinic to the Battlefield

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Air Force Association Symposium

Health Care: From the Clinic to the Battlefield

San Antonio, Texas

April 28, 1998

Mr. Gary Christopherson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Health Affairs
Taking Care of Our Own [As prepared]
Military Health Care at a Crossroad -- Surgeons General Panel
Lt Gen Charles H. Roadman II, Air Force Surgeon General
LG Ronald R. Blanck, Army Surgeon General
VADM Harold Koenig, Navy Surgeon General
Q&A Session
Gen Lloyd W. Newton, Commander, Air Education and Training Command
Recruiting and Training Health Care Professionals
Ms Julie Turner, Legislative Staff, Office of Congressman Stenholm (17th District, Texas)
Congressional Perspective on Health Care Issues
Mr James E. Woys, Chief Operating Officer, Foundation Health Federal Services
Industry Perspective on Health Care Management Issues
Lt Gen David L. Vesely, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, HQ USAF
Taking Care of Our People--The Customer's Perspective

Breakout Sessions

Futuristic Visions of Health Care -- Maj Gen George Anderson, USAF (Ret.) Koop Foundation
Clinic of the Future -- Maj John Bulick (Chief, Health Care Planning for the Health Facilities Division, Office of the Surgeon General)
Medical Support for Operations Other Than War -- Maj Gen P.K. Carlton, Jr. (Commander, WHMC)
Force Protection and Human Systems Research -- Col Mark Ediger (Chief, Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical Operations Agency)
Imaging Technologies and Telemedicine -- Dr David W. Forslund (Los Alamos Laboratory)
Trends in Veterans Affairs Health Care -- Dr John Howe (President, UTSA Health Science Center)
Care and Prevention of Gulf War Syndrome Illnesses, CAPT Michael Kilpatrick, USN (Office of Special Assistant for Gulf War Illness)
Building Healthy Communities: Disease Prevention Strategy -- Maj Gen Earl "Wynn" Mabry (Director, AF Medical Operations Agency)
Worldwide Military Medical Operations -- Brig Gen Linda Stierle (Director, Air Force Medical Readiness Doctrine and Planning and Nursing Services)
Nanotech/Biotech Futures in Health Care -- Col Barry H. Thompson (Director, Center for Medical and Molecular Genetics, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)

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AFA is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage. To accomplish this, we: EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security. ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education. SUPPORT the total Air Force family, and promote aerospace education.